Article explores governments' failure to implement, in legislatures and court systems, the Commission's recommendations regarding Aboriginal and treaty rights to land and resources.
Ottawa Law Review, vol. 33, 2001-2002, pp. 301-346
Description
Argues that from the case Chippewas of Sarnia there may be a third method of extinguishment of Aboriginal title; extinguishment by exercise of judicial discretion.
Audit focused on design and implementation of INAC's systems and practices designed to achieve aims stated in Justice at Last policy document and the completeness of its communication of results.
Audit covered the period between January 2015 and July 2016
BC Studies, no. 192, Nikkei History, Winter, 2016/2017, pp. 150-152
Description
Book reviews of:
From Recognition to Reconciliation by Patrick Macklem, Douglas Sanderson.
From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation by Greg Poelzer, Ken. S. Coates.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 150.
Sites provides information to assist non-indigenous people grow relationships with Indigenous people. Includes links and video to topics on Aboriginal Title, residential schools, concepts on colonialism, racism, missing and murdered women, privilege, and allies as well as section on basic terminology.
International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, vol. 8, no. 2/3, Special Issue on Sami Rights in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, 2001, pp. 177-222
Description
Examines the role international norms play in shaping Sami policy and possible future repercussions.
Looks at agreements signed between mining companies and First Nation communities in Canada in order to establish formal relationships between them, to reduce the predicted impact of a mine, and to secure economic benefist for affected communities.
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 8, no. 3, September 2001
Description
Examines the key provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 and how to cope with the "right to negotiate" provision of the act and when the provision doesn't apply.
International Journal on Minority & Group Rights , vol. 8, no. 2/3, Special Issue on Sami Rights in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, 2001, pp. 223-234
Description
Looks at proposed statute in Northern Europe regarding unenclosed land resources with focus on Norwegian Finnmark Act.
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) in respect to the Crown deducting payments for medical aid from 1909-1934 from the Band's interest trust account. ICC recommended that the claim be accepted for negotiation and that the subject of medical aid is worthy of a comprehensive study to clarify the intentions of the various treaties. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Discusses the negotiating problems between Aboriginal groups and mining companies and the need to develop a long-term vision about mineral development.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 4, no. 2, The Right to Free, Prior & Informed Consent, May 2016, pp. 27-32
Description
Combined presentations by Roger William at the Free, Prior and Informed Consent Forum in 2015 about the historic judgment given to the Tsilhgot'in Nation for lands claimed outside of a reserve.
Agreement guided by the principles established in the Devolution Protocol Accord and signed by Canada, the YTG (Government of the Yukon), the Council of Yukon First Nations and members of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation, the Liard First Nation, Kaska Tribal Council, on behalf of the Ross River Dena Council and Kaska Dena Council.